Support for window hangings



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G. w. DOVER l y SUPPORT FOR WINDOW HANGINGS Filed April 25. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENToR l 'arge Mnz/er BY ATTORNEY G. w, DOVER sliHPPoRT FOR wnmow HANGINGS Filed @p1-i1 2:5, 1925 s sheets-sheet s INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STAT ES PATENT ioFFlcE.

SUPPORT FOR WINDOW HANGINGS.

Application led April 23, 1925. Serial No. 25,287..

To allwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DOVER, a citizen of the United States, residingA at Providence, in the county of Providence andy Statey of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Supports for Window Hangings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention. relates to window hanging devices of the type wherein a vertical shaft pivotally mounted upony the window casing beside the window opening permits the suspension rods .toswing away from the plane of the window.

The essential objects of my invention are to provide, in addition to the means for supporting top draperies, means for suspending a sash curtain or curtains; vto insure complete concealment of the hanging devices :from thefpl'a-ne'of thewindow frame forwardly. thereofwhen viewed from the side and without theV employmentl of auxiliary attachments; to enable the depression or elevation of .the hangings without removing them fromy the rods or dismounting their supports; to connect thev suspension rods to the pivotal shaft byradially and vertically adjustable means; to render my device adaptable to thefemployment of numerous suspension rods, and to attain these ends in an easily operable,.simple and inexpensive structure.l

To the above' ends essentially my inventionconsists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall` within the scope of the appended claims.

Inv the` accompanying.V drawings which formi a part of this specification Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device mounted' upony aV window casing, the latter being shown'V with a part broken away,

Figure 2, a plan view of the same,

Figures 3, 4,. 5', 6', and 7, sections on lines 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6 6, and 7'-7 respectively of Figure 1,

Figure 8, an isometric view of a lower bracket,

Figure 9, a like viewof a rod holder,

Figure 10, av view corresponding with that of'Figure 1 showing my device used in conjunction with a stationary rod, and

Figure 1'1', a plan view ofthe same.

Like reference characters' indicate like l parts; throughout the views.

An.. embodiment of! my device is herein shown as applied" to' a windowf frame 15'of usual construction having in its opening 16 anvupper sash 17 andthe lower sash 18. My`

device comprises in this instance two members or holders, identical in construction with each other, and located on opposite sides of the window opening with the horizontal suspension rods meeting midway, but one of the holders may be omitted and the suspension rods of the other holder may extend entirely across the window opening if preferred.

Each unit or holder comprises an upper bracket 23 comprising a horizontal? plate 24 providedwith a central opening 25, and having an attaching lugV 26 provided with oblong horizontal slots 27 to admit screws 28 for attachment with the window casing at a point above and at one. sideof the window opening. In vertical. alignment with this'bracket, at a point below the middleof the window casing, is a bracket 30, shown in detail in Figure 8, comprising a horizontal plate 31 having at one end an attachinglug 32 providedl with an oblong slot 33 adapted to receive an attaching screw 34'. The plate 31has an opening 36 intermediate its lateral' edges. Extending transversely yof this plate is a. groove 37 intersecting the opening, at right angles to which a groove 39 extends from the opening to the endl ofthe plate. Upon the lateral margins of the rear upper face of the plate 31 are shoulders 41 with perforations 42 to receive a pintle 43, as shown in. Figures 6 andi 7 Upon this pivot member is a latch plate 45 provided'in the center of its outer end with a longitudinally disposed cavity 46 adapted to admit' a vertically slidable, rotary, or circularly movable shaft 48 passing loosely through the openings of the brackets 23 and 30- in which the shaft is mounted. A laterally extending. operating arm 50 in the shaft 48 rests upon the latch 45 adjacent the cavity 46, as shown in Figures 3 and 6, and thus thek latch receives the weight of the shaft.

A holder or coupler 53 for the upper suspension rods, as shown in detail in Figures 4 and 9, comprises a sleeve 54 whose bore 55 receives theshaft 48 as a sliding' fit. The wall of the. sleeve has a threaded' aperture 57 for the reception of a. set screw 59 adapted tox the sleeve in any adjusted. radial orV axial position. u on. the shaft. Integral with the sleeve is a: orizontallyY projectingflug. 60 provided with lateral vertical ears 6l in which are a plurality of perforations 62 adapted to receive screws or pins 64 traversing corresponding perforations 65 in the end portions of flat upper suspension rods 67 resting edgewise on the lug 59 and embraced by the ears 61. ln this instance three suspension rods are shown, but one or more than three may be employed if desired, and all lie in the same horizontal plane. rlhe rods have their attaching portions G8 rearwardly directed, but are of successively greater lengths, at the ends of their attaching portions the rods are bent outwardly and forwardly to form semicircular portions or loops 69 merging into the body portions 70 extending parallel with the window casing and with each other and at right an` gles to the portions G8. The rearmost rod may support a lace curtain, the intermediate rod, which in this instance is somewhat shorter than the other rods, may carry a drop curtain, and the front rod support a drapery; but the character of the hanglrigs are dependent upon the taste of the user. lf it is desired to suspend a valance upon the front pair of rods the former may be transversely severed intermediate its length. for application thereto.

A second suspension rod coupler 72, as shown in Figure 5, is in detailed construction like the member 53 already described. This is clamped by its screw 59 to the shaft 48 at about the height of the window sash 18. Mounted in this is a flat lower or sash rod 74 in shape and method of attachment identical with the described upper rods.

ln addition to the upper suspension rods already described a non sectional or fixed rod 76 is employed, as shown in Figures 10 and l1. This is in the horizontal plane of the other former rods but spaced cxteriorly therefrom. It comprises a straight central portion 7 7 arcuate side portions 78 and terminates in lugs 79 by which it is liked to the window casing by screws 80. This rod mav carry an overdrape or valance.

By lifting` the handle 50 out of the cavity 46 of the latch 45 the shaft 48 may be turned in its bearings to carry the suspension rods into any angular position, and when the latch 45 is rearwardly moved to some such position as shown in broken lines in Figure 3 the shaft 48 may descend by gravity to a lower position, lowering` the suspension rods to some position such as shown in broken lines in Figure 10. In this lowered position arm 50 may rest in one of the grooves 37 or 39 of the bracket 30, and thus retain the suspension rods in planes parallel with or at right angles to the window casing. When thus lowered the swinging upper arms 67 will escape interference with the valance attached to the rod 76 in a radial position of the shaft 48.

It will be observed that the rod 74 is capa- 1,5ee,3es

ble of carrying a sash curtain in addition to the draperies carried by the upper rods 67. The rearward project-ion of the attaching portions of the rods 67 and 7 4 thoroughly cuts ofi' all escape of the light from the window that usually passes between the window frame and suspension rod. The construe tion of the members 53 and 72 permit unlimited vertical adjustment of the suspension rods, and any desired circular adjustment. rlhey also afford a compact and secure connecting means for the rods and insure the maintenance of one or more of the latter in a perfect horizontal plane. lt will be noted that the arm 50 in this instance serves not only as a. locating pin, but also as an operating' handle.

lt will be observed that the rods 48 may be readily removed by lifting their lower ends from their lower brackets while their up per ends are still in slidable contact with their upper brackets, and then by laterally moving the free lower ends of the rods and drawing them downwardly the rods may be entirely removed7 the openings 25 in the brackets 23 being beveled to facilitate this operation.

.l claim:

l. The combination of brackets adapted to be attached to a window frame, a circularly movable shaft supported in the brackets, a transversely disposed suspension rod supported upon the upper portion of the shaft, a sash rod supported upon the shaft below the iirst mentioned rod, and an operating arm on the shaft.

2. The combination of brackets adapted to be fastened to a window frame, a rotatable shaft supported in the brackets, a sleeve including a sleeve upon the shaft axially concentric with the shaft, a set screw in the side of the sleeve engaging the shaft, a'suspension rod carried by the. holder, and an operatine; arm on the shaft.

3. rlhe combination of brackets adapted to be fastened to a window frame, a shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in the brackets, a holder comprising a sleeve loose on the shaft, a lateral horizontal lug on the sleeve, and ears upon the extension, a set screw in the sleeve engaging the shaft, and Hat suspension rods embraced by the ears and resting on the lug.

4. In combination with a window frame, brackets arranged in vertical alignment upon the side of the frame, a shaft supported in the brackets, horizontally disposed rearwardly directed holders upon the shaft, and suspension rods comprising body portions parallel with the window casing, arcuate end portions extending to points adjacent the window casing, and attaching portions extending forwardly from the window casing at right angles tothe body portions and fixed to the holders.

suspension 5. The combination of brackets adapted to be fastened to aV window frame, a vertical shaft supported in the brackets, a horizontally disposed rearwardly directed holder carried by the shaft, and a pluralityof rods comprising rearwardly directed end portions of different lengths fixed side by side in the holder, semicircular portions extending outwardly and forwardly from the fixed portions, and terminal portions extending in front of the shaft at right angles to the fixed portions.

6. The combination of brackets adapted to be attached to a window frame, a vertical shaft supported in the brackets, a holder upon vthe shaft, a plurality of suspension rods in the holder located in the same horizontal plane, a second holder on the shaft below the first holder, and a rod in the second holder parallel with the first rods.

' 7. The combination of brackets adapted to be attached to a window frame, a vertical rotatable shaft slidably mounted in the brackets, an 4arm on the shaft, and a rvertically inclined latch plate pivotally mounted on one of the brackets engaging the arm. l

8. The combination of brackets adapted to be attached to a window frame, an upright shaft slidably mounted in the brackets, suspension rods on the shaft, and pivotal means on one of the brackets for supporting the shaft inthe brackets.

9. In combination with a window frame,

an upper bracket upon the frame provided In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

GEoRGE w. DOVER... 

